July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Improving Stars down Winchester (09/26/03)
Local Roundup
South Adams bounced back from its four-game loss to Jay County Tuesday for its fourth win in five matches. After starting 3-8, the Starfires have fought back to within two wins of .500 after their 21-17, 19-21, 22-20, 21-18 victory over the Winchester Golden Falcons Thursday.
Kelly Mertz had another outstanding match for South Adams (7-9), leading the way with 13 kills. She also had five aces and 20 digs, both team highs.
Robyn Habegger followed her with seven kills and 15 digs. LeeAnn Snyder rejected six Winchester attacks, Alyssa Miller had 23 assists and Renee Neuenschwander had three aces.
The Starfires lost the junior varsity match 21-19, 19-21, 21-10.
South Adams will compete in the Homestead Invitational Saturday at 9 a.m.
Starfires crush pair
Neither Fort Wayne school — Elmhurst or Wayne — was any match for the South Adams cross country teams Thursday.
The Starfires dominated Elmhurst 15-40 in the girls competition, taking five of the top six finishing slots. Wayne did not have enough runners for a team score.
The boys team took second through fifth place to beat Elmhurst 20-35 and Wayne 18-37.
Haleigh Lehman paced the girls team with another easy run to first place. She won the race by 1:19 with a time of 16:02.
Finishing third for South Adams was Whitney Sprunger in 17:31, followed by Jamie Paul in 17:52, Katie Welsh with a time of 17:53 and Lauren Tooley in 18:07.
Heath Lehman had the top finish for the boys team, taking second in 17:50. Michael Lehman followed him in 17:56, with Tim Conrad next in 18:08 and Josh Sprunger in 18:31.
Ande Baumgartner rounded out the team scoring in ninth place in 19:31.
Jay freshmen rally
The young Patriots provided some big excitement Thursday.
Jay County’s freshman football team scored with six seconds remaining to defeat the Huntington North Vikings 12-6.
The game looked to be in Huntington North’s hands as it had the ball at the Patriot 20-yard line late in the final period. But, the tide turned when Caleb Carpenter stripped a Viking runner of the ball in the midst of a gang tackle and returned it 65 yards.
Three plays later Carpenter was on the receiving end of the 22-yard, game-winning pass from Josh Johnson.
Johnson was also responsible for the other score by Jay County (3-1). He hit Alex Michael with a 17-yard scoring pass in the first quarter.
Carpenter added a blocked punt in the contest, and Nick Tressler had an interception. Ben Lyons was the defensive star, finishing with double-digit tackles, including several sacks.
Fort falls to Delphos
Fort Recovery’s junior high football teams managed just one score in two losses to Delphos St. Johns Thursday.
The seventh grade team lost 20-0 while the eighth grade team dropped a 30-6 decision.
Chiefs go 2-1 vs. Driver
The East Jay cross country teams scored two wins and one very close loss against Winchester Driver Thursday.
The girls and eighth grade boys teams won by the same 25-30 score, but the seventh grade boys team fell 27-28.
Amanda Johnson and Steven Kelly led their respective teams with first-place finishes. Johnson took the girls race by eight seconds over teammate Amber Detro in 12:22, and Kelly won the seventh grade boys team in 12:12.
Kylie Wellman was right with Johnson and Detro, finishing eight seconds behind Detro in third place. Cassie Laux was ninth in 14:02, and Brianne Wellman placed 10th in 14:14.
Edwin Clott led the eighth grade boys as they crossed the line in a pack from third through seventh place. Clott finished in 11:06, and Cody Sutton took fourth in 11:48.
In fifth place was Leo Muhlenkamp in 12:47, Justin Hall was next in 12:56 and Justin Mosier followed him in 13:06.
Daniel Muhlenkamp trailed Kelly in the seventh grade race, taking fourth in 12:54. Joey Franks was sixth in 13:18, Colt Martin placed eighth in 13:23 and David Darby was ninth in 13:39.
Nichols 5th at speedway
Several area residents recently finished their seasons at the Union County Speedway.
Travis Nichols had the best overall season numbers, placing fifth in the point standings in the Bomber division. Brent VanSkyock was 13th in the Street Stock division.
Other racers who did not have enough starts to qualify in the points standings were Chris Nichols (bombers), Chad Franks (street stock) and Jim Ninde (street stock).[[In-content Ad]]
Kelly Mertz had another outstanding match for South Adams (7-9), leading the way with 13 kills. She also had five aces and 20 digs, both team highs.
Robyn Habegger followed her with seven kills and 15 digs. LeeAnn Snyder rejected six Winchester attacks, Alyssa Miller had 23 assists and Renee Neuenschwander had three aces.
The Starfires lost the junior varsity match 21-19, 19-21, 21-10.
South Adams will compete in the Homestead Invitational Saturday at 9 a.m.
Starfires crush pair
Neither Fort Wayne school — Elmhurst or Wayne — was any match for the South Adams cross country teams Thursday.
The Starfires dominated Elmhurst 15-40 in the girls competition, taking five of the top six finishing slots. Wayne did not have enough runners for a team score.
The boys team took second through fifth place to beat Elmhurst 20-35 and Wayne 18-37.
Haleigh Lehman paced the girls team with another easy run to first place. She won the race by 1:19 with a time of 16:02.
Finishing third for South Adams was Whitney Sprunger in 17:31, followed by Jamie Paul in 17:52, Katie Welsh with a time of 17:53 and Lauren Tooley in 18:07.
Heath Lehman had the top finish for the boys team, taking second in 17:50. Michael Lehman followed him in 17:56, with Tim Conrad next in 18:08 and Josh Sprunger in 18:31.
Ande Baumgartner rounded out the team scoring in ninth place in 19:31.
Jay freshmen rally
The young Patriots provided some big excitement Thursday.
Jay County’s freshman football team scored with six seconds remaining to defeat the Huntington North Vikings 12-6.
The game looked to be in Huntington North’s hands as it had the ball at the Patriot 20-yard line late in the final period. But, the tide turned when Caleb Carpenter stripped a Viking runner of the ball in the midst of a gang tackle and returned it 65 yards.
Three plays later Carpenter was on the receiving end of the 22-yard, game-winning pass from Josh Johnson.
Johnson was also responsible for the other score by Jay County (3-1). He hit Alex Michael with a 17-yard scoring pass in the first quarter.
Carpenter added a blocked punt in the contest, and Nick Tressler had an interception. Ben Lyons was the defensive star, finishing with double-digit tackles, including several sacks.
Fort falls to Delphos
Fort Recovery’s junior high football teams managed just one score in two losses to Delphos St. Johns Thursday.
The seventh grade team lost 20-0 while the eighth grade team dropped a 30-6 decision.
Chiefs go 2-1 vs. Driver
The East Jay cross country teams scored two wins and one very close loss against Winchester Driver Thursday.
The girls and eighth grade boys teams won by the same 25-30 score, but the seventh grade boys team fell 27-28.
Amanda Johnson and Steven Kelly led their respective teams with first-place finishes. Johnson took the girls race by eight seconds over teammate Amber Detro in 12:22, and Kelly won the seventh grade boys team in 12:12.
Kylie Wellman was right with Johnson and Detro, finishing eight seconds behind Detro in third place. Cassie Laux was ninth in 14:02, and Brianne Wellman placed 10th in 14:14.
Edwin Clott led the eighth grade boys as they crossed the line in a pack from third through seventh place. Clott finished in 11:06, and Cody Sutton took fourth in 11:48.
In fifth place was Leo Muhlenkamp in 12:47, Justin Hall was next in 12:56 and Justin Mosier followed him in 13:06.
Daniel Muhlenkamp trailed Kelly in the seventh grade race, taking fourth in 12:54. Joey Franks was sixth in 13:18, Colt Martin placed eighth in 13:23 and David Darby was ninth in 13:39.
Nichols 5th at speedway
Several area residents recently finished their seasons at the Union County Speedway.
Travis Nichols had the best overall season numbers, placing fifth in the point standings in the Bomber division. Brent VanSkyock was 13th in the Street Stock division.
Other racers who did not have enough starts to qualify in the points standings were Chris Nichols (bombers), Chad Franks (street stock) and Jim Ninde (street stock).[[In-content Ad]]
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